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Jules Léotard, who gave his name to a garment worn by many aerobics enthusiasts today, was a great hit with Londoners in the 1860s. His acrobatic act inspired a well known music hall song called “The Daring Young Man on the _____________ .” What words are missing from the title? |
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During the Russo-Turkish war of 1877 – 78, a robustly anti-Russian ditty was sung in the British music halls. A line from the chorus has given us a word for crude and aggressive patriotism. What is this word? |
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Joseph Hobson Jagger (possibly a distant relation to Mick) gained fame for an exploit in Europe in 1886. How was he described in a music hall song? |
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Katie Lawrence sang a song about a young man who loved a girl called Daisy Bell. What kind of vehicle did the lovesick swain suggest for their honeymoon? |
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Where did Florrie Forde invite her admirers to “come and have a drink or two”? |
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Albert Chevalier, “the Coster’s Laureate”, had a song about astonishing his neighbours with an inheritance from a rich uncle. What effect did he produce on them? |
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Harry Champion sang “I’m _________________, I Am.” Which English king’s name goes in the gap? |
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In one of Marie Lloyd’s best known songs, what did her old man tell her to do? |
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Ella Shields, a male impersonator, had a song about a tramp who gave himself the airs of a toff and claimed acquaintance with everyone “from Smith to Lord Rosebery.” What was the name of this dandified dosser? |
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The music hall was not short of Scottish artists, who often appeared in Highland dress. One of the best known had a repertoire that included “Roamin’ in the Gloamin’”, “I Love a Lassie” and “Keep Right On to the End of the Road”. He eventually gained a knighthood. Who was he? |
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